Agios Nikolaos
Agios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos is a coastal city on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the city of Ierapetra and west of the city of Sitia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kremasta Monastery and Dreros.
Dreros
Archaeological site
Dreros, also Driros, near Neapoli in the regional unit of Lasithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos. Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows Dreros to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as Lato and Prinias. Dreros is situated 4 km north of Agios Nikolaos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Limnes.
Neapoli
Town
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Neapoli is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos. Neapoli is situated 4½ km northwest of Agios Nikolaos.
Limnes
Village
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Limnes is a traditional Cretan small village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains.
Exo Lakkonia
Village
Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St.
Agios Nikolaos
Latitude
35.2214° or 35° 13′ 17″ northLongitude
25.633° or 25° 37′ 59″ eastPopulation
26,100Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Open location code
8G776JCM+H5GeoNames ID
8133929
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In Other Languages
“Agios Nikolaos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Αγίου Νικολάου”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological site of Dreros and Lato.
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